The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.,The Veteran's claim for service connection is being remanded to obtain an appropriate examination to determine whether any gastrointestinal disorders are related to active service or due to VA treatment.,The Veteran's claim for service connection is being remanded to obtain an appropriate examination to determine whether the Veteran has a psychiatric disorder that began during or was caused by his military service, and if so, whether it is secondary to other conditions.,The Veteran's claim for service connection is being remanded to obtain an appropriate examination to determine whether any gastrointestinal disorders are related to active service or due to VA treatment.,The Veteran's claim for service connection is being remanded to obtain an appropriate examination to determine the nature and etiology of his dermatological or allergic disorder.,The Veteran's claim for compensation based on 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is being remanded to obtain clarification regarding whether his chronic pancreatitis was due to negligence from VA treatment.
The deciding factor: The claims are being remanded because the previous examinations and opinions do not fully address all relevant medical evidence in the file, including treatises submitted by the Veteran and evidence from the Subcommittee on Permissible Exposure Levels for Medical Forces.,The claim is being remanded to determine whether any gastrointestinal disorders are related to active service or due to VA treatment.,The claim is being remanded to determine whether the Veteran's psychiatric disorder began during or was caused by his military service, and if so, whether it is secondary to other conditions.,The claim is being remanded to determine whether any gastrointestinal disorders are related to active service or due to VA treatment.,The claim is being remanded to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's dermatological or allergic disorder.,The claim is being remanded to clarify whether the Veteran's chronic pancreatitis was due to negligence from VA treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- myotonic dystrophy, neurological disorder to include any such disorder manifested by essential tremors, paralysis agitans, distal polyneuropathy, or a combination thereof, psychiatric disorder (anxiety or depressive disorder), gastrointestinal disorder characterized as chronic pancreatitis and previously claimed as intestinal disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, and gastritis, dermatological or allergic disorder characterized as bilateral hand dermatitis allergies, bilateral hand swelling, and skin rashes
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2017
- Citation
- 1732184
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What this means for you
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